my dedicated music room is a pretty reflective cube, 11x11x11. with a carpeted floor, no treatment. I have two different systems that work great in that room. First is my PrimaLuna DiaLogue HP (75 watts of tube power with the stock tubes) powering my Focal Diablo Utopia III's with the Focal Stands, through an MSB Analog DAC. The Focal's are about 2.5 ft from the back wall, 8 ft from my listing chair. Sound fantastic.
The second system is Joseph Audio Pulsars, powered by a highly modified Plinius SA 100 Mk. III by Galbo Audio Designs, which also sounds fantastic. I keep going back and forth on which I prefer. Neither is really "better," just different. I use a REL subwoofer with both systems. I would highly recommend either choice for a small room. The Focal's are less forgiving on crappy recordings, while the the Pulsars have more bass and are better with bootlegs and that sort of thing but not as good on well-recorded stuff. But it is a minor difference. I am happy with both, so its hard to decide which to part with!
The second system is Joseph Audio Pulsars, powered by a highly modified Plinius SA 100 Mk. III by Galbo Audio Designs, which also sounds fantastic. I keep going back and forth on which I prefer. Neither is really "better," just different. I use a REL subwoofer with both systems. I would highly recommend either choice for a small room. The Focal's are less forgiving on crappy recordings, while the the Pulsars have more bass and are better with bootlegs and that sort of thing but not as good on well-recorded stuff. But it is a minor difference. I am happy with both, so its hard to decide which to part with!